Defects in carbon nanotubes

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1063-1069

  Charlier, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; MATERIAL STATE; MATERIALS; MODEL; NANOPARTICLE; NANOTUBE; SEMICONDUCTOR; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036919988     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar010166k     Document Type: Article

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